Georgia Historic photos, documents, and people

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All are workers in Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mill. The ages in this mill run from 9 and 10 years upwards. Location: Rome, Georgia.

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All are workers in Rome (Ga.) Hosiery Mills. The ages in this mill run from 9 and 10 years upward. Location: Rome, Georgia.

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A Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee, and the terminals. Sign at bus station. Rome, Georgia

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Housing conditions, Lindale, Ga. Not a thing neglected, except the child. Massachusetts Mills. Location: Lindale, Georgia.

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Some of the youngest spinners in Floyd Cotton Mill, Rome, Ga. I saw but a few young workers here. Location: Rome, Georgia.

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Minnie Lee Partain, a young helper in Columbus (Ga.) Manufacturing Company. 2950 2nd Avenue. Location: Columbus, Georgia.

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Near Tifton, Georgia. Tobacco farms, like Southern cotton farms, carry a heavy surplus which they employ at seasonal peaks

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Little spinner in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Overseer said she was regularly employed. Location: Augusta, Georgia.

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Payne Cotton Mill, Macon, Ga. Boy with hands in pockets been in mill 1 year. See label #538. Location: Macon, Georgia.